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PSB rejects Fairpoint’s bid to buy Verizon’s land line service in Vermont
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The state Public Service Board has rejected FairPoint Communication’s request to buy Verizon’s land line phone service in Vermont. But the board also invited FairPoint to submit a revised proposal. And it laid out some conditions it would impose — if it approved the deal.VPR News
Midday Newscast: December 21, 2007
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The state Public Service Board has rejected Fairpoint Communication’s request to buy Verizon’s land line phone service in Vermont; more…VPR News
Midday Newscast: December 19, 2007
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Lawmakers have agreed to an initiative to restrict the export of cluster bombs that Senator Patrick Leahy has pushed; more…VPR News
VPR Evening News December 13th, 2007
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is recommending that two top advisors of President Bush be held in contempt of Congress; Labor unions are criticizing a proposed settlement in Maine that would allow Verizon to transfer its telephone land lines to Fairpoint Communications; Democratic leaders make covering the underinsured a priority; USDA praises Vermont’s administration of food stamps; and commentator Commentator Tom Slayton on cultural diversity…Vermont-style.VPR News
Unions criticize Fairpoint deal
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Labor unions are criticizing a proposed settlement in Maine that would allow Verizon to transfer its telephone land lines to FairPoint Communications of North Carolina.VPR News
Midday Newscast: December 12, 2007
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Vermont’s senior federal judge is taking a lead role in reforming the way sentences are crafted for crack cocaine offenders; more…VPR News
Consumer advocates concerned about wireless swap
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State consumer advocates say they have concerns about a plan by AT&T to acquire a large piece of Unicel’s wireless phone service in Vermont. The AT&T acquisition is part of a major re-shuffling of cell phone providers in the state.VPR News
Midday Newscast: November 21, 2007
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With the start of the holiday season, a number of Vermont groups are urging shoppers to buy their gifts locally;VPR News